The Show-Score Blog

We asked theater fans who stopped by our booth at BroadwayCon to share what they want to see this year. 856 Post-It Notes later and the results are tabulated. 

Show-Score's Director of Community and Content sat down with Salon Presenter and rockstar theater journalist, Diep Tran. 

How lighting design introduced one theater lover to a whole new way of experiencing plays.

This Show-Score member has a pretty radical idea for theater - and it involves a little light.

P.T. Barnum rides on the wheels of a dream

You don't need to be an athlete to learn the lessons of team sports. Just sign up for community theater!

Make way for the bearded lady.

High Flying, Adored

You may have heard about "The Greatest Showman", the new movie musical taking the theater world by storm that chronicles the life of circus legend P.T. Barnum. But have you heard of a #TrailerTrapeze? Today, the film's stars - who include Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, and Keala Settle in a breakout role - wow-ed the Twittersphere with a social media stunt that would have made P.T. proud.

"The Boss" is coming to Broadway! Bruce Springsteen may be headed to the Walter Kerr Theatre this fall to play a series of concerts. Now we're wondering... which musicals should he star in next?

One Show-Score member ponders representations of violence on stage and asks the question, "Where is your personal line drawn?"

Think you know the Tony nominees for the Best Acting categories? Test your knowledge.

Our friend Jonathan Mandell, a prolific writer and reviewer, wanted to test how well we remember the Broadway shows that opened in the 2016-2017 season, and we were happy to oblige. See if you can match the ten lyrics or lines of dialogue below to the shows in which they are sung or spoken.

Natasha is young, Anatole is hot, Sonya is good... but which one are you? Take our quiz and find out!

In honor of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's "Gypsy of the Year" event, where the top singers and dancers from Broadway ensembles perform original skits and songs, we've put together a quiz to honor the unsung heroes of the stage.

Everyone has to start somewhere, right? (At least, that's what I tell my relatives at Thanksgiving these days.)

Know a lot about New York theater history? Think you know the MOST about it? From most expensive to most revived, here is our quiz to some of Broadway's (and one of Off-Broadway's) "mosts"!

Costumers get a lot of attention for fancy clothes and quick-changes, but good designers know the hair will tell you everything you need to know about a character. For the biggest characters on Broadway, there's nothing like a good wig to tell you who you're dealing with... so which one best describes you?

Fancy yourself a true Broadway fan? Time to prove it by matching the Broadway theater to its seating chart in our new quiz!